Today, I was discharged from the care of the knee doctor with an overall report of "things look good", but I need to be careful to avoid the "too much too soon for someone too heavy" attitude that led to my troubles in the first place.
He also decided against therapy (for which the bank account is grateful), but he did tell me that I had to return to activity slowly. For the next six weeks, only swimming is an option ... after which I could begin biking for a month ... and then I finally get back to my lunch walks in mid March -- but only for a *half* hour ... and then, by mid-April, I could be back to full hour long walks.
Banned for me during this period ... any attempts at jogging (and also any squats or lunges in the home gym). And, of course, were I to succeed in my weight loss goals, then that's the best scenario all around. Still to be determined ... exactly how to build my new exercise strategy around the good doc's orders ... but now I at least know the parameters for the next few months.
That which I *thought* would be a good idea a few blocks at a time for accelerated weight loss ... you will be (replaced) and missed.
THE INTERWEBS CONFIRM ... SWIMMING OR BIKING IT IS:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/Good_Exercises_for_Bad_Knees.html
SUGGESTED EXERCISES FOR WEIGHTS WHEN KNEES ARE BAD:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/360704-weight-training-for-bad-knees/
TIME TO STUDY UP IN ADVANCE OF THE BIKING:
http://bicyclesafe.com/
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